Visas to Guatemala

You are required to have a passport if you are outside Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua. Visa requirements are simple, passports are classified in three groups A, B and C. If you are in “List A” you are lucky, no visa is required for you, “List B” passports require visa, and it should be easy to get in any embassy or consulate, if you have a “List C” passport, you are out of luck, you require a restricted visa. If you are in one of the C countries, and have gotten a visa, let me know how, so I can share it here.

People from CA-4 countries, do not require passports, this is a Central American initiative that let you travel in Central America with only your government issued ID. CA-4 countries include Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua, and travel between these countries for people of this nationalities is really easy. Honduras usually makes it a little harder from what I have heard. This is only for people 18 years or older, as children of these countries do require a valid passport.

Some official and diplomatic passports do not need visa even if they are in Category B or C